Does this causes the water pressure to be lower than usual?
41212
Pressure is not affected and my mother in law is very pleased with how easy this is to operate.
41213
No it does not decrease pressure, simply diverts the water from the shower head to a hand held side spray
41214
The short answer is no. I have two of these set up. You can run the shower head, handheld or both. The only thing that affects flow is the shower head itself. Most have a small disc in them now to limit the GPM (gallons per minute) for water conservation. But a good quality shower head has a nozzle set up that makes this limit on water flow unnoticeable.
41215
Sort of. If you run one device at a time (just he head or just the handheld) it is unnoticeable. However, if I run both at the same time there is a noticeable drop in pressure to each one. The overall total water flow is still fine. I suppose the limitation might be in my shower control faucet but I don't know if those are made with flow limiters or not.I am very pleased with the unit.
1734009
We haven't had a problem with that issue. Might be a water pressure difference?
852056
Nope, I have no problem with the unit. I put it in low pressure and it works fine.
1147942
Mine work at low pressure levels. I occasioally turn doen the flow using an in-line valve when watering smaller areas. the sprinkler works fine at the reduced pressure.
1963158
Not really but I believe it is because I do not have a pump to help power the water pressure. The bathroom closest to the water heater receives a constant temperature but the second bathroom has fluctuations in the temperature.
1649733
Yes, however since the water will be split, the pressure will lower a little bit.
1093523
i think most people who buy this also change the shower head at the same time, so you won't find many accurate accounts. However, the hole size is smaller than the hole on the pipe coming from my wall, so physically i don't think its possible for it to "not" be causing lower water flow. Our pipes made some weird noises too like maybe it was straining them somehow
1139858
i have no idea. it could be a restrictor, you use less water, its economical, but i think you loose some pressure.
661907
When the water gets too low, it ceases to hold pressure high enough to create steam. The indication on the pressure light gets lower (below 2), but you will also notice that the sound has changed. It is obvious when more water is needed.
1959338
In my system I have had no problems with reduction in water pressure, and I also have a water softner inline after the filter. I know that water continues to flow although Abundant flow recommends not using water while the backwash is taking place and setting the cycle when not using water. Our system is set for midnight.
157710
I did not notice any drop in water pressure at all, but I'm on a city system and my water pressure is actually to high! But I thing it all comes down to the filter cartridge, you use, the more they filter out the more restrictive, lowering your water pressure. Some filter cartridges filter out down to one micron and need changed monthly, may lower your water pressure. I use the ones that need changed every three months, and when they flushed our water lines, I had a lot of junk trapped by my filter. I also ran 3/4" pipe from the pipe interring the house to the filter before I tied it into my house system, which is using 1/2" pipe. No problems so far, I would recommend the Watts filter to anyone. I did not notice any drop in water pressure at all, but I'm on a city system and my water pressure is actually to high! But I thing it all comes down to the filter cartridge, you use, the more they filter out the more restrictive, lowering your water pressure. Some filter cartridges filter out down to one micron and need changed monthly, may lower your water pressure. I use the ones that need changed every three months, and when they flushed our water lines, I had a lot of junk trapped by my filter. I also ran 3/4" pipe from the pipe interring the house to the filter before I tied it... » Read More I did not notice any drop in water pressure at all, but I'm on a city system and my water pressure is actually to high! But I thing it all comes down to the filter cartridge, you use, the more they filter out the more restrictive, lowering your water pressure. Some filter cartridges filter out down to one micron and need changed monthly, may lower your water pressure. I use the ones that need changed every three months, and when they flushed our water lines, I had a lot of junk trapped by my filter. I also ran 3/4" pipe from the pipe interring the house to the filter before I tied it into my house system, which is using 1/2" pipe. No problems so far, I would recommend the Watts filter to anyone. « Show Less
2043621
We have a well, and our water pressure is lower than city water pressures. We have found the pressure to be more than adequate. I am not using the full amount of pressure because it is plenty strong.
201622
The lowest my pressure goes down to is about 45 psi as I live with a well. The flow control of this "plus" model compensates for that and we always have hot water.
1848718
I have the stainless steel one, and yes, the pressure seem diminished slightly. Not sure if it's a 'green' low flow feature.
2078902
No. Mine has pressure reading off 2-3 PSI. Since I know this I just adjust accordingly.
307363
Make sure not to overfill it, or this phenomenon (as the manual calls it) occurs. There's a mark for the maximum water level on the inside, and it's lower than one would expect.
600042
The valve is battery operated, so I see no reason why it should not work with your lower pressure. You may have to set it for a longer water duration time to get the amount of water you want.